May 21, 2015 12:13 AM EDT
Sciatica Pain Not Helped More By Steroids Than Placebo, Study Suggests
New findings published in JAMA show that while doctors often prescribe steroids to help with sciatica for the pain of a herniated disc, it may be in vain. Researchers found that it did relatively little to help, particularly when compared to participants who received a placebo instead of those on st...